
The Tiefenbach T-bar lift.216 views
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Following the groomed snow.216 views
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Kathrin Zettel at the press conference.216 views
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Panorama.216 views
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The lower part of the course.216 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.216 views
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Sliding down the scree from the Kokra Saddle was the most tiresome part of the whole climb.216 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.216 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.216 views
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St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).216 views
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Katka along Vltava.216 views
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Funny sign.216 views
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Mists in the valley.216 views
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Alpenglow towards the east.216 views
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.216 views
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The surrounding hills were illuminated by the setting sun.216 views
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Red clouds.216 views
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Chapel.216 views
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Škocjan village on top of the collapsed valley.216 views
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The Zaprice Castle from below.216 views
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The light was getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute.215 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.215 views
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The bay.215 views
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Limestone.215 views
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We were already in the clouds.215 views
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The slopes of Kamniski vrh, and Kriska planina in the background.215 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.215 views
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Blue and pink.215 views
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Velika planina.215 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.215 views
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Another instance of posing. :)215 views
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Finally, the real peak. We'd been fooled by two lower peaks only to realize that there was still a long way to go.215 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!215 views
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The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.215 views
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Mists over the meadow dissipated in a matter of minutes.215 views
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Along the women's GS course.215 views
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The Tiefenbach cable car.215 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.215 views
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Snow groomer in action.215 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.215 views
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.215 views
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Looking south: Mokrica, Košutna, Kalški greben, Krvavec.215 views
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.215 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.215 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).215 views
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Along Vltava at dusk.215 views
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The magnificent Mt. Planjava and the chapel in the foreground.215 views
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Then I hiked around looking for untrampled snow.215 views
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Looking down from the top of the course.215 views
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Going down was easy!215 views
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Sunrise.215 views
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First light.215 views
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Velika planina village.215 views
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Mokrice Castle estate.215 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.215 views
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Piran from the town wall.215 views
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Ljubljana could be seen in the distance - can you spot the Ljubljana Castle?215 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.215 views
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The mouth of the bay around the corner.214 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor214 views
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The light of the setting sun through the clouds was magical.214 views
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St. Ana in Tunjice.214 views
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Yep, the water is cold.214 views
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And they are really scenic.214 views
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Looking out the cave.214 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.214 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.214 views
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Sand.214 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.214 views
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... one of them from very close!214 views
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By then it was raining hard so I packed my camera and used Aco's waterproof P&S camera instead.214 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.214 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.214 views
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Dramatic clouds.214 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.214 views
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No fog to the north.214 views
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Grintovec.214 views
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Sorica.214 views
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Due to fresh snow the pistes were less than optimally prepared.214 views
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Shadow.214 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.214 views
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More ski pistes in the distance.214 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.214 views
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The views towards the east revealed a smoggy layer in the valley.214 views
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.214 views
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View from Vyšehrad.214 views
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The quirky weather.214 views
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Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Draški vrh to the left, Triglav and Rž to the right.214 views
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Ojstrica.214 views
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.214 views
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A tower with a view.214 views
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.214 views
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The sun was just setting.213 views
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Pokljuka forests.213 views
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View from the castle café over the lake.213 views
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Tübingen's Collegiate Church.213 views
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A pile of logs at the side of the road.213 views
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At the top.213 views
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Blue pre-dawn light.213 views
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.213 views
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We flew from Salzburg to Fuerteventura with a quick stop on the adjacent island, Lanzarote. The five-hour flight was quite uneventful so I occupied myself with taking pictures.213 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.213 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.213 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)213 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.213 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.213 views
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The weather was clearing up while we were sitting on top of the cliff, enjoyed the views and drank beer. :)213 views
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O hai! :)213 views
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Colorful hills.213 views
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Remember these hills?213 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.213 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...213 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...213 views
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The edge.213 views
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Cheeky young ibex.213 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.213 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.213 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)213 views
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Kočna.213 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.213 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.213 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.213 views
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Little yellow tree.213 views
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The trees glowed in the sun.213 views
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Manuela Moelgg.213 views
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After sunset from our balcony.213 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.213 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben.213 views
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.213 views
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Skiing.213 views
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Zvoh.213 views
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Mt. Stol in the Karavanke range. The visibility was terrible and I had to crank up the contrast in postproduction a lot.213 views
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The Kamnik Alps in the background.213 views
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A small chapel near the castle.213 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.213 views
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Narrow alleys.213 views
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Turquoise door.213 views
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Spring in the valley.213 views
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Looking up.212 views
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Right before the town of Rakek I came across some fields unevely lit by sunshine. And there were white puffy clouds. :)212 views
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The bridge and last sun rays.212 views
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The panoramic view from the top cable car station.212 views
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Andrea Fischbacher.212 views
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The winners: Didier Cuche (2nd), Daniel Albrecht (1st) and Ted Ligety (3rd).212 views
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Piles of snow concealing the cabins.212 views
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Los Molinos is a small villages of maybe ten houses set on a beach and surrounded by magnificent cliffs.212 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.212 views
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In the afternoon we continued past Morro Jable to the south. From this lokout the city beaches can be seen.212 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.212 views
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Number 6.212 views
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A windsurfer.212 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.212 views
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The beach.212 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.212 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.212 views
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.212 views
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The clouds at the top persisted.212 views
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Skuta.212 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?212 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.212 views
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Sorica.212 views
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Sparkling snow.212 views
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Lindsey Vonn.212 views
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A photo taken through the bus window of the fog in the valley.212 views
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Carlo Janka at the press center.212 views
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I took a country road above Dovje and drove for a while until I came across a clearing with nice views.212 views
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Cojz hut.212 views
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Charles Bridge (Karlův most).212 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).212 views
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Ominous clouds above Prague.212 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.212 views
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Fence.212 views
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Driving back home we stopped at Gorjuše to take a few more photos before it got completely dark.212 views
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Frozen sculpture.212 views
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On the ridge.212 views
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